Part 1
ITEM NO.
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REPORT OF STRATEGIC DIRECTOR FOR SUSTAINABLE REGENERATION
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TO THE LEAD MEMBER FOR HOUSING/PLANNING
FOR INFORMAL ON 6th OCTOBER 2009
FOR FORMAL ON 20TH OCTOBER 2009
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TITLE: Chapel Street Green Streets Programme Phase 1
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RECOMMENDATION:
That the Lead Member is recommended to:
1. Approve the negotiated Target Cost submission from Birse Civils Limited in the
sum of £435,651.84 for the works within the Chapel Street Green Streets Phase
1 Programme, the expenditure of £44,335 Urban Vision fees, and the provisional
sum of £17,700 for additional lighting and power supplies
2. Approve the expenditure of £97,686.84 from the Central Salford Business and
Investment Plan 2009/2010, in addition to the original approved expenditure of
£400,000 (total £497,686.84)
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The Chapel Street Green Streets Programme is a key project in Central Salford
URC’s Business and Investment Plan 2009/2010. The Phase 1 Projects involve
creating a series of safer and improved public spaces and include:
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Project 2 Bexley Square
Project 7 Cathedral Walk
Project 8 Cathedral Square and Flanking Walkways
Project 9 Cathedral Gardens
During August 2009, an informal tender process with Salford City Council’s three
Partner Contractors was undertaken to obtain a Target Cost for the Green Streets
Phase 1 Projects. A summary of the tender process and evaluation of the submitted
tenders is documented in the Urban Vision Tender Evaluation Report dated
September 2009.
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BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS:
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Report of the Strategic Director of Sustainable Regeneration to the Lead Member
for Planning, Briefing 7th July 2009, Decision 21 July 2009.
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Chapel Streets Green Streets – Phase 1 Projects Tender Evaluation Report,
September 2009
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Scheme drawings and design documents available in the Urban Vision Highways
Design Section
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KEY DECISION:
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DETAILS:
1.0
Background
1.1
Lead Member will recall that a report summarising the background to this
project was submitted on the 5th May 2009, and a further report to seek
expenditure approval was brought to Lead Member briefing on 7 th July
2009.
1.2
The report on the 7th July recommended:
1. Approval of the sketch proposals for the Chapel Street Green Streets
Programme Phase 1
2. Approval of the expenditure of £400,000 from the Central Salford
Business and Investment Plan 2009/2010 in connection with Chapel
Street Green Streets Programme Phase 1 for the design and
implementation of the proposals. Design, Supervision and CDM
Coordinator fees of £44,335 and allocated construction budget of £355,
665.
3. The expenditure of £70,160 from the Central Salford Business and
Investment Plan 2010/2011 to support the management and
maintenance of the projects within the Chapel Street Green Streets
Programme Phase 1
4. That Urban Vision enter into negotiations with Salford City Council’s
appropriate partner contractors to obtain a target cost for constructing
the works on site
1.3
The submitted Target Cost by Salford City Council’s Partner Contractor,
and the approval of additional funding are the subject of this report.
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2.0
Details
2.1
The tendered Target Costs were received by Urban Vision Highways and
Engineering on 21st August 2009 in the form of the Engineering and
Construction Contract (EEC) Option C, Target Cost with Activity Schedule.
2.2
Tendered submissions were received from:
2.3
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Birse Civils Limited in the corrected sum £455,651.84
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Urban Vision Highway Services in the corrected sum £670,019.67
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Tarmac National Contracting declined to submit a tender
A breakdown of the lowest tendered prices submitted by Birse for each of
the individual projects is summarised below:
Project Description
Birse CL Target Cost (£)
Project 2 – Bexley Square
150,786.18
Project 7 – Cathedral Walk
32,371.26
Project 8 – Cathedral Square and Flanking Footways
165,330.91
Project 9 – Cathedral Gardens
107,163.49
TOTAL
455,651.84
2.4
The Target Cost submission received from Birse Civils Ltd of £455,651.84
is £99,986.84 higher than the allocated construction budget of £355,665.
3.0
Cost Summary
3.1
CSURC has requested post tender that a provisional sum of £20,000 for
some items of street furniture should be deleted from the current Phase 1
Programme scope of works.
3.2
CSURC has requested post tender that additional provisional items for
tree up-lighting and event power supply are added to the current Phase 1
Programme scope of works in the sum £17,700.
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3.3
(£)
Tendered Target Cost by Birse Civils Ltd
455,651.84
(less) Provisional sum for street furniture items
20,000
(add) Provisional sum for additional Tree Uplighting
6,200
(Add) Provisional sum for Event Power Supply
11,500
Urban Vision Design and Supervision Fee’s
44,335
TOTAL
£497,686.84
4.0
Conclusion
4.1
The Green Streets Programme is a key element within CSURC’s
Community Regeneration Programme and will ensure that high quality
public realm is delivered in local areas supporting the sustainable
regeneration of those areas and linking major boulevarding and public
realm projects into adjacent neighbourhoods.
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KEY COUNCIL POLICIES:
Central Salford Development Framework
Unitary Development Plan
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EQUALITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND IMPLICATIONS:An Equality Impact Assessment has been carried out as part of the detailed design
of the individual projects. It is considered that there will not be a negative impact in
the implementation of these projects.
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ASSESSMENT OF RISK:
Low
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
The source of the funding is Salford City Council via the Central Salford URC’s
approved Business and Investment Plan 2009/2010 which identifies the Green
Streets Project within its Community Regeneration Programme.
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LEGAL IMPLICATIONS:
The following text was included in the Lead Member Report of 7 th July 2009 and has
been included in this report due to its continuing relevance.
Contact Officer and Extension No: Richard Lester - 793 2129
Date Consulted: 15th May 2009
Comments: There are no legal implications in approving the recommendations in
this report. In the longer term, there may be implications in carrying out the proposed
work:
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The contractor will have statutory responsibilities to the workforce and to the
general public in the performance of the work. Work sites will need to be suitably
fenced. If works are being carried out in the highway, the City Council will be
strictly liable for any interference with public rights of safe passage. Suitable risk
management strategies by the contractor for the works will need to be in place to
eliminate as far as possible the risk of claims.
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Where work is proposed on property that is not owned by the City Council, this
will need the prior written consent of the interested parties, who will need to be
fully identified. They may require the City Council to enter into a licence, the
terms of which would have to be approved by the City Solicitor. It would be
prudent to make a photographic ‘before and after’ record of the internal (where
appropriate), as well as the external condition of such property, in order that any
claims that might arise may be handled appropriately.
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FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
The following text was included in the Lead Member Report of 7 th July 2009 and has
been included in this report due to its continuing relevance.
Contact Officer and Extension No: Alison Swinnerton (on behalf of Nigel Dickens)
- 601 4887
Date Consulted: 15th May 2009
Comments: The Chapel Street Green Streets Programme Phase 1 will be met
within Central Salford URC’s Business and Investment Plan Capital Programme
2009/10. Future maintenance will be provided by way of a commuted sum funded
from Central Salford URC’s Business and Investment Plan 2010/11. There will be
no additional resources needed from the City Council to fund this project as it forms
part of the Salford City Council Capital funds allocation to the URC.
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OTHER DIRECTORATES CONSULTED:
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Environmental Services, Urban Vision (Architects)
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CONTACT OFFICER:
Peter Baker Central Salford URC (0161 601 7728)
Perry Twigg Urban Vision Landscape Design (0161 779 6053)
Colin Harrison Urban Vision Highways Design (0161 604 7776)
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WARD(S) TO WHICH REPORT RELATE(S):
Irwell Riverside
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